NURS 8100 Discussion 2: Advocating Through Policy
NURS 8100 Healthcare Policy and Advocacy
NURS 8100 Discussion 2: Advocating Through Policy
NURS 8100 Discussion 2: Advocating Through Policy
As noted by Dr. Stanley and Dr. White in this week’s media presentation, professional
nurses should be engaging in advocacy efforts to improve health and nursing practice
through involvement in the policy process at the institutional, local, state, or federal
levels. This array of possibilities for involvement provides opportunities for all nurses,
regardless of time, or other possible constraints. Successful policy making is a collaborative effort, and one that commands mutual respect from all involved. Your involvement in policy making can lead to expanded opportunities as both a nurse leader and as a respected member of an interprofessional health care team.
Note: This Advocating Through Policy Discussion provides a forum for discussing advocacy opportunities and
honing your presentation skills in a small group setting.
To prepare: Advocating Through Policy Paper
Reflect on the insights offered by Dr. Stanley and Dr. White on engaging in advocacy
through the policy process.
Identify a practice issue that is of interest to you and that could benefit from advocacy
efforts through the policy process.
Consider the stakeholders and any special interest or professional organizations that
would support your issue.
Develop a short, yet persuasive PowerPoint (up to 3 slides) as follows:
o Identify the practice issue that would benefit from being addressed through the policy
process
o Represent the key stakeholders (i.e. use graphical images when possible)
o Propose one strategy for how a nurse could advocate for this issue
The PowerPoint should be succinct, visually appealing, and effective.
By Day 4
Post your PowerPoint presentation.
Read a selection of your colleagues’ postings.
By Day 6
Review each group member’s PowerPoint presentation and offer constructive
feedback on:
Style and quality of the PowerPoint
Persuasiveness
Clarity
Representation of stakeholders, such as additional individuals/groups that could be
included
Strategy proposal
Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting.
Note what you learned and/or any insights you gained as a result of the comments
made by your colleagues.
Be sure to support your work with specific citations from this week’s Learning
Resources and any additional sources.
Submission and Grading Information
Grading Criteria
Week 11 Discussion 2 Rubric
Post by Day 4 and Respond by Day 6
To participate in this Discussion:
Week 11 Discussion 2
Learning Resources for the Advocating Through Policy Assignment
Note: To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the
Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.
Required Readings
Bodenheimer, T., & Grumbach, K. (2016). Understanding health policy: A clinical
approach (7th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Medical.
Chapter 17, “Conclusion: Tensions and Challenges”
This chapter concludes with final thoughts on the challenge of providing quality
health care and controlling health care costs. The solution is likely to be resolved
only by a collaborative approach, involving all health care stakeholders, and by
health professionals taking the lead.
Howard, J., Levy, F., Mareiniss, D. P., Craven, C. K., McCarthy, M., Epstein-Peterson,
Z. D., & et al. (2010). New legal protections for reporting patient errors under the Patient
Safety and Quality Improvement Act: A review of the medical literature and
analysis. Journal of Patient Safety, 6(3), 147-152.
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
The authors studied the dissemination of information on the Patient Safety and Quality
Improvement Act (PSQIA), a federal act that affords protection to those reporting
medical errors. They found medical literature to be inadequate in this regard, and as a
result, medical personnel were uninformed on their legal protections. This lack of
information has become a barrier to policy implementation.
Jacobson, N., Butterill, D., & Goering, P. (2003). Development of a framework for
knowledge translation: Understanding user context. Journal of Health Services
Research & Policy, 8(2), 94–99.
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
Lau, B., San Miguel, S., & Chow, J. (2010). Policy and clinical practice: Audit tools to
measure adherence. Renal Society of Australasia Journal, 6(1), 36–40.
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
The authors study the compliance to renal-care policies by health care professionals.
They conclude with the necessity for nurses to support evidence-based protocols as
well as to obtain continuing education on new protocols.
McCracken, A. (2010). Advocacy: It is time to be the change. Journal of Gerontological
Nursing, 36(3), 15-17.
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
The author proposes that nurses, as patient advocates, need to be more involved in the
making of health care policy instead of reacting to policies that are constantly changing.
The article provides a guide to help organize initial policy efforts.
Nannini, A., & Houde, S. C. (2010). Translating evidence from systematic reviews for
policy makers. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 36(6), 22–26.
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
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